Business · Trade · 12 hrs ago
Hainan handles first bonded aviation fuel shipment tested to international standards
A ship carrying 32,500 tonnes of overseas aviation fuel docked in Yangpu, Hainan, on November 13.
Customs inspected the fuel using international standards, in the first such bonded aviation fuel operation in Hainan.
The arrangement covers fuel brought from abroad into bonded storage in Hainan for re-export, rather than fuel intended for local use.
A recent policy notice from four Chinese government departments sets out this approach for aviation fuel held in independent bonded storage facilities.
The policy is intended to make trade and logistics in the Hainan Free Trade Port easier.
The company involved said the international testing standards fit its cross-border business and would reduce customs clearance and logistics costs.
The operation adds to Yangpu’s role in bonded fuel storage and distribution, while customs says it will supervise the process and require firms to follow safety rules.
Hainan handled its first bonded aviation fuel shipment inspected under international standards, China News Service reported on November 13.
The vessel Lichi arrived at a Sinopec (Hong Kong) Hainan oil terminal carrying 32,500 tonnes of foreign aviation fuel.
Yangpu Customs supervised the shipment and carried out inspection and customs clearance under relevant international standards.
The shipment was bonded for storage and re-export, under a policy intended to improve trade facilitation in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
- Who
- Yangpu Customs supervised the shipment, which was carried by the vessel Lichi for Sinopec (Hong Kong) Hainan Petroleum Co.
- What
- Hainan handled its first bonded aviation fuel shipment inspected under international standards.
- When
- November 13, 2026.
- Where
- At the refined-oil terminal of Sinopec (Hong Kong) Hainan Petroleum Co. in Yangpu, Hainan.
- Why
- A recent policy allows aviation fuel entering bonded storage facilities in Hainan from abroad for re-export to be inspected under international standards.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Four Chinese government agencies issued a notice allowing international-standard inspection of certain aviation fuel stored in bonded facilities in Hainan for re-export.
The Lichi berthed at the Sinopec (Hong Kong) Hainan Petroleum Co. terminal with 32,500 tonnes of foreign aviation fuel, and customs inspected and cleared the shipment.
- Shipment size
- 32,500 tonnes
- Vessel
- Lichi
- Port terminal
- Sinopec (Hong Kong) Hainan Petroleum Co. refined-oil terminal
- Supervising customs authority
- Yangpu Customs
- Reported date
- November 13, 2026
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What people are saying
The policy meets the needs of companies' cross-border aviation fuel transit business, aligns inspection standards fully with international markets, and greatly reduces customs clearance and logistics costs.